SpondonBassed

Oh yeah. The enormous suit. It was a great poke at the yuppies of the time with their shoulder padded suit jackets and rolled up sleeves.

It may be a messy job but the result is worth it. Bug + Rug = Snug

He was down with the kids (urgh, never thought I'd have to type that phrase) though with his lickle bit o' shredding now and again. That was when I stopped being the slightest bit interested.

Aha! So you're the one who liked MS. Heeheehee

Thank you. Talking Heads were one of my favourite acts of the eighties. Their hits are like milestones in my memory as they accompanied major steps forward in my development upon leaving home for good. For example; the Gate Theatre at the head of O'Connell Street in Dublin showed the film Stop Making Sense every weekend for what seemed like months when it came out. People would attend and behave as if the Heads were performing live for them. I went once myself and found lots of people were going each weekend. That was a life affirming experience for an early twenties lad such as me. I liked Tom Tom Club too but I felt it was a distraction from the main Talking Heads vibe. It also felt like the two bands co-existed on an uneasy basis. That one film was a masterpiece in its simplicity. From the minute it started you were in the audience. The complete lack of narration and visual prompts made the experience even more real. It was the next best thing to being there and in some way it was better because of the choice camera shots. I'd imagine it was not nearly as easy to make as it was to watch. I'd like to see it in the cinema again but the feelings of oneness with everyone and the consequent buzz can never be recaptured. I'll probably end up buying it on Blu-ray or DVD audio.

I bet you know who killed J R Ewing and all. Let's not blame any of the Scots for destroying Dr Who when we all know who really killed the Dr. Seen leaving the scene of the crime having cleared the way for former associate Chris Evans to step up. The ginger one had lost interest by the time Ms Piper had done the deed and we then got a perky young Scot who could charm the knickers off a washing line at thirty paces. I really liked Christopher 'Eck and all. But I'm not bitter about it all.

Those who choose to stay in on a Saturday night are treated much the same as daytime viewers. Not wanting to be derogatory or anything but when considering who makes up the daytime TV audience, the broadcasters must keep the lowest common denominator in mind. The term dumbing down describes this. As someone who won't pay more than licence fee for telly, I find little of value during daytime and weekends but my STB hard disk stores the out-of-hours things that are of interest. PPV and paid subscriptions are about the best way to get your specialist interests covered. You pay for it. When I did that, I reckoned the paid service was advertising at me even more than the free channels so I stopped being a mug and gave it up as a big bag of commercial shyte. The so-called premium shows get sold onto many of the free channels down the line anyway. It's really only the early adopters who feel they need to pay for this stuff.

When you get settled in, we'd love to see photos. Check this part of the forum; Bass Guitars Currently, searching the section for "Austin Hatchet" finds no results.

When you've finished assisting Mr Tractor, would you mind helping me to nail this large wobbly blancmange to my mantlepiece please? If you are able to do that then there is still hope for a definitive answer re: Rickenbacker for once and for all. If not; Abandon all hope ye who enter here.

Something like this? Interesting.

Welcome Bholby. As far as I am aware, we don't turn anyone down based on location. There is plenty here to inspire learners and experts both. I hope you enjoy.

It looks good on tortoises. I mean, you don't really want to be looking at a nude one.

Beautiful! I wish you and yours a cracking holiday, in case this is your last post pre-departure.

Cool. Take me to the bridge. (Because no-one has ever punned upon that phrase ever before)

It's never too late to make amends. Heeheehee. As long as you aren't advertising in an area outside of the approved commercial sections, I think you will be okay. It's the build process we like to see. I am going to have a good look at the other site's (spits on the ground) topic that you have supplied. Many thanks. Oh... and welcome to Basschat.

I'm ready to tuck into a two course meal of five string bass. You mentioned other builds. Have you links to those?

Thank you. I might have a thick graphite bottom layer installed myself. Just in case I ever go back to motorcycling.

Have they a timber core at the heel then?

Yes. You have.

The core material of the neck wasn't something that I had considered much. It could be that the Moses neck has an expanded polymer core. In either case, I'd go with threaded inserts because I have an engineering background.

So do I. Then I'd buy two really nice Ibanezes.

Yes but you are a Rock and Roll machine Dave, don't forget.

Lovely. I hope the outer strings are stable enough for your playing style. You noted earlier that they are close to the edge of your fretboard.

I have no first hand experience with carbon fibre composite. If I was to attempt this job I would consider the following: Drill out for bonded threaded inserts and replace the neck screws with machine screws or bolts with a suitable thread. Make sure that the bonding agent is appropriate for the job. Drill a pilot hole in the CF and tap it for a coarse threaded machine screw. Of the two methods I would always prefer the threaded insert. The latter method is more of a bodge.

Yup. Full marks for the suggestion though.